A forward-facing vision system for a vehicle includes a forward-facing camera disposed in a windshield electronics module attached at a windshield of the vehicle and viewing through the windshield. A control includes a processor that, responsive to processing of captured image data, detects taillights of leading vehicles during nighttime conditions and, responsive to processing of captured image data, detects lane markers on a road being traveled by the vehicle. The control, responsive to lane marker detection and a determination that the vehicle is drifting out of a traffic lane, may control a steering system of the vehicle to mitigate such drifting, with the steering system manually controllable by a driver of the vehicle irrespective of control by the control. The processor, based at least in part on detection of lane markers via processing of captured image data, determines curvature of the road being traveled by the vehicle.

Vision system for vehicle

A vehicular vision system includes a camera having a lens and a CMOS photosensor array having a plurality of photosensor elements. The camera is disposed at an interior portion of a vehicle equipped with the vehicular vision system. The camera one of (i) views exterior of the equipped vehicle through the windshield of the equipped vehicle and forward of the equipped vehicle and (ii) views from the windshield of the equipped vehicle into the interior cabin of the equipped vehicle. A control includes an image processor that processes image data captured by the photosensor array. The image processor processes captured image data to detect an object viewed by the camera. The photosensor array is operable at a plurality of exposure periods and at least one exposure period of the plurality of exposure periods is dynamically variable.

Vehicular vision system

An interior rearview mirror system and assembly includes a variable reflectivity reflective element and a video display screen disposed behind the reflective element and operable to display images viewable through the reflective element by a person viewing the interior rearview mirror assembly when it is normally mounted in a vehicle. The video display screen may be operable to brighten or enhance the intensity of images displayed by the video display screen responsive to a dimming condition of the variable reflectivity reflective element. The mirror system may include an image sensor and a decoder that decodes an output signal of the image sensor. The decoder has a microprocessor operable to control the video display screen, such that the captured image data are processed and images are displayed via operation of a common microprocessor. A compass chip may connect to a vehicle wire harness that extends from a vehicle headliner.

Interior mirror assembly with display

An accessory system for a vehicle includes an interior rearview mirror assembly (10) and a display screen (20) that is extendable and retractable relative to a casing The display screen is slidably mounted at the casing and slidable in a direction generally parallel to a length axis of the reflective element between a non-use position, where the video display screen is positioned substantially within the casing, and a use position, where the video display screen is substantially extended from a side of the casing for viewing The display screen may be automatically extended in response to an activating event The accessory system may include an accessory module (50), which may comprise multiple sub-modules that may be selected to provide the desired accessory content to the accessory module

Accessory system for vehicle

An interior rearview mirror assembly includes a mirror reflective element having a front surface, a rear surface and a reflector A display element is disposed to the rear of the rear surface and is operable to emit light when actuated, the emitted light passing through the mirror reflective element to be viewable to a driver of the vehicle A garage door opener device is included in the rearview mirror assembly, which includes at least one user actuatable input device associated with operation of the garage door opener device Actuation of at least one user actuatable input device causes the display element to provide a visual indication to the driver viewing the front surface, when the mirror assembly is installed in the vehicle, of at least one of (i) operation of the garage door opener device and (ii) coding the garage door opener device

Mirror assembly for vehicle

A method of producing a microstructure bearing article (11) that includes the steps of molding the microstructure (22, 24, 26, 28) on the base (34), curing the resin that forms the microstructure, and heat treating the microstructure. The heat treating is performed at a temperataure that is at least equal to a normal glass transition temperature of the resin. The heat treating raises the glass transition temperature of the resulting polymer above approximately 333 ° K such that groove tip impression is reduced. Such articles are useful in backlit displays (10) which are useful in computers and the like.

Prevention of groove tip deformation in brightness enhancement film

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a composite product including a microstructure whose protruding part exhibits excellent resistance to deformity. SOLUTION: The product includes a microstructure formed by a base and resin cross-linked thereon wherein the indentations generated by the grooves and protruding parts are reduced, and is characterized in that the resin exhibits a glass transition temperature of higher than 333°K, which is realized by heating the resin to a higher temperature than its glass transition temperature. COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Daniel J. Kingston

Papers

Prevention of groove tip deformation in brightness enhancement film

Product including microstructure